afgangr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From af- +‎ gangr.

Noun

afgangr m

  1. surplus
    með afgǫngum
    to spare
  2. disease, death

Declension

  Declension of afgangr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afgangr afgangrinn afgangar afgangarnir
accusative afgang afganginn afganga afgangana
dative afgangi afganginum afgǫngum afgǫngunum
genitive afgangs afgangsins afganga afganganna

Related terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: afgangur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avgang
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avgang

References

  • “afgangr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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